BENTON -- Three Scott City men were arrested Saturday night following a monthlong narcotics investigation.
Keith Estes, Claude Coward and Michael Rice were in Scott County Jail early today on charges of possession of a controlled substance, said Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter.
Estes is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $25,000.
Coward is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $10,000.
Rice is charged with two counts of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $25,000.
Two women were issued summonses for possession of marijuana.
The arrests took place in two separate Scott City residences, Walter said. The Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted in the arrests.